business improvement order
amount financed; loan amount
capital tie-up; capital alliance; alliance with capital involvement
the Building Standards Act
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
account number (bank, etc.)
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
component; part; material; member
Financial Services Agency; FSA
general meeting of stockholders
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
active; positive; progressive
foreign capital group; foreign company
electrical machinery; appliances
south entrance; south exit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to wash again; to reconsider
deposit; payment; money received; money due
the original; original copy; script
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
cancellation of a contract